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105 open now. Postdoctoral fellowships and funded research posts across the life sciences: Marie Curie actions, EMBL COFUND fellowships, AACR awards, and postdoc positions at ICGEB and India's BRIC institutes. Each record is verified on the funding organisation's own website and shows its deadline as a plain date.

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105 open now, 245 records in total. Last verified 13 November 2026.

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Becas Internas Postdoctorales (Postdoctoral Fellowships)

CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas) · Latin America · Postdoc · ArgentinaThe 2026 call allocates 800 postdoctoral fellowships of up to 36 months, starting 1 August 2027.5 March 2027Closes in 111 daysOpen to international
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Thrasher Research Fund Early Career Award, 2027 Spring cycle

Thrasher Research Fund · Global · Postdoc · United StatesUp to USD 25,000 per award, set by actual project need; up to 32 awards a year across two cycles16 March 2027Closes in 122 daysOpen to international
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Postdocstipendium i Danmark og udlandet, postdoctoral stipend in Denmark or abroad, 2027 round

Kraeftens Bekaempelse (Danish Cancer Society) · Europe · Postdoc · DenmarkDenmark's national cancer charity funds postdoctoral stipends for researchers who hold a PhD or equivalent, do not yet…19 May 2027Closes in 186 daysDomestic applicants only
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB), FY2027 round

US National Science Foundation, Directorate for Biological Sciences · Americas · Postdoc · United States$110,000 per year for 24 months ($220,000 total): stipend $85,000 plus $25,000 fellowship allowance28 September 2027Closes in 318 daysDomestic applicants only
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Postdoctoral Researcher: Metabolism of the Neuroblastoma Tumor Microenvironment

ETH Zurich, Department of Health Sciences and Technology (Laboratory of Exercise and Health) · Europe · Postdoc · SwitzerlandA full-time fixed-term postdoc position in Zurich.Not statedOpen to international
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Postdoc in modelling of early prokaryote evolution and interaction with earth geodynamics (NCCR Genesis)

ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Laboratory of Ecosystem and Landscape Evolution (Prof Loic Pellissier) · Europe · Postdoc · SwitzerlandA fully funded postdoctoral position within NCCR Genesis, initially 12 months and extendable on performance to a maximum…Not statedEligibility not stated
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Postdoctoral Position for Synthetic Biology-Inspired Therapies (100%, Basel, fixed-term)

ETH Zurich, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), Biotechnology and Bioengineering group (Prof Martin Fussenegger), Basel · Europe · Postdoc · SwitzerlandFull-time (100%) fixed-term salaried postdoctoral position at ETH Zurich D-BSSE in Basel on standard ETH conditions; the advert…Not statedEligibility not stated
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Postdoctoral Position in Fungal Cell Biology or Biochemistry / Structural Biology of Starship Transposons (100%, Zurich)

ETH Zurich, Plant Disease Dynamics group (Prof Megan McDonald), Department of Environmental Systems Science · Europe · Postdoc · SwitzerlandFull-time (100%) salaried postdoctoral position in a newly established ETH Zurich group, with core budget support for consumables…Until filledEligibility not stated
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Biomolecular Phase Transitions from Microfluidics to Processes

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft), Phase Transition Engineering group · Europe · Postdoc · GermanyThree-year employment contract paid according to TVöD (Bund), E13, 100 %, with conference funding and Max Planck career…Until filledEligibility not stated
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Researcher in Infectious Diseases: in vitro and in silico bacteriology (bacterial genomics, metagenomics, AMR), 12 months (UFV-PA 2026/3277)

Uppsala University, Department of Medical Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenTemporary full-time researcher employment for 12 months; individual salary (no figure stated on the page).11 November 2026Closed 3 days agoOpen to international
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Postdoctoral researcher in Infectious Diseases, in vitro and in silico Bacteriology (UFV-PA 2026/3100)

Uppsala University, Department of Medical Sciences · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenTemporary full-time postdoctoral employment for 2 years under the central collective agreement; individual salary setting (no figure printed).11 November 2026Closed 3 days agoOpen to international
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Postdoctoral candidate for medicinal chemistry and chemical biology on the synthetic lethality target EXO1

Leiden University, Faculty of Science, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR), Pomplun lab, with the Noordermeer group at LUMC · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsA full-time postdoctoral position at LACDR, initially for one year and extendable to three years after a positive…11 November 2026Closed 3 days agoEligibility not stated
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Chemistry, Citrus metabolomics and Huanglongbing (FAPESP vacancy 9935)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ), Universidade de Sao Paulo, with Instituto de Quimica UNICAMP · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilR$ 12.570,0011 November 2026Closed 3 days agoEligibility not stated
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Azrieli International Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2027-28 cohort

The Azrieli Foundation (Azrieli Fellows Program) · Asia-Pacific · Postdoc · IsraelA two-year postdoctoral fellowship at an Israeli university, with renewal for a third year considered on a competitive…11 November 2026Closed 3 days agoOpen to international
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Postdoctor in Experimental Hepatology and Metabolism (LiU-2026-04658)

Linkoping University, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences (HMV), Division of Diagnostics and Specialist Medicine · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenA full-time, two-year temporary postdoctoral employment with possible extension to three years, starting by agreement.10 November 2026Closed 4 days agoEligibility not stated
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Postdoctoral Researchers (m/f/d), Applied and Computational Mathematics for the life sciences, Center for Systems Biology Dresden (Job Code 2026-PostDoc-AppliedMathematics-1120)

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG), Center for Systems Biology Dresden (Max Planck Society) · Europe · Postdoc · GermanyTwo positions, each a 2-year full-time postdoc with possible extension, salary under TVöD Bund up to E13 depending…10 November 2026Closed 4 days agoOpen to international
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Microbial Genomics, neonatal microbiome and sepsis (NICE-MEL) (FAPESP vacancy 9938)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo (Unifesp), Infectious Diseases, NICE-MEL project · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilR$ 12.570,0010 November 2026Closed 4 days agoEligibility not stated
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Plant Molecular Physiology, Light and stress signal transduction pathways in crops (FAPESP vacancy 9908)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Departamento de Botanica, Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade de Sao Paulo (IB-USP) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilBRL 12,57010 November 2026Closed 4 days agoOpen to international
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Researcher in AI-based outcome prediction for traumatic brain injury (neurotrauma group), 12 months (UFV-PA 2026/3235)

Uppsala University, Department of Medical Sciences (Neurotrauma research group) · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenFull-time temporary researcher employment for 12 months; individual salary (no figure stated on the page).9 November 2026Closed 5 days agoOpen to international
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Researcher in Medical Inflammation Research (humanized mouse models of autoimmune disease)

Uppsala University, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology (IMBIM) · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenA one-year, full-time fixed-term researcher post in the Medical Inflammation Research group led by Prof.9 November 2026Closed 5 days agoEligibility not stated
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Postdoc on Quantum Bayesian Optimization for Molecular and Material Design, vacancy 15461

University of Amsterdam (Faculty of Science) · Europe · Postdoc · NetherlandsEUR 3,7068 November 2026Closed 6 days agoOpen to international
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NOMIS Foundation ETH Postdoctoral Fellowship

ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich), Centre for Origin and Prevalence of Life (COPL) with the NOMIS Foundation · Europe · Postdoc · SwitzerlandThree-year postdoctoral fellowship at ETH Zurich plus one extension year (the fourth year is granted after a review…6 November 2026Closed 8 days agoOpen to international
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Postdoctor in Organic Bioelectronics: in situ formed electrodes for nerve and skin interfaces (ref LiU-2026-04825)

Linköping University, Department of Science and Technology (ITN), Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Organic Bioelectronics group · Europe · Postdoc · SwedenA salaried, full-time postdoc employment for two years, extendable to a maximum of three years.5 November 2026Closed 9 days agoEligibility not stated
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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Energy Metabolism, sensory neuropeptide control of brown fat thermogenesis (NEUROBURN, FAPESP vacancy 9946)

FAPESP (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo), vacancy hosted by Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMRP-USP) · Latin America · Postdoc · BrazilBRL 12,5705 November 2026Closed 9 days agoEligibility not stated

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